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Question 2021

jamb 1984

From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
Omeime was taking his dog for a walk when the dog suddenly .... from its chain and escaped

Abroke through

Bbroke lose

Cbroke even

Dbroke loose

Ebroke away

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Question 2022

jamb 1984

From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
Had he known that it would rain, he .... his umbrella with him.

Awould have taking

Bwas going to take

Cwould be taking

Dwould have taken

Ewould take

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Question 2023

jamb 1984

From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
If the armed robbers ... caught, they would have been lynched.

Awould be

Bhave been

Care

Dwere

Ehad been

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Question 2024

jamb 1984

From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
Someone .... the radio cassette since 6 p.m. I wish he .... turn it off

Ahas been playing/ would

Bis playing/ would

Cplayed/ will

Dhas played/ should

Eplays/ will

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Question 2025

jamb 1984

From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
Town authorities have put up a railing in front of the exits .... people .... out of the stadium and ... straight across the road

Aprevent/ rush/ dashing

Bpreventing/ rushing/ to dash

Cto prevent/ rushing/ dashing

Dto prevent/ rush/ dash

Eto prevent/ to rush/ dash

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Question 2026

jamb 1984

From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence:
The market women ... profit ranges from thirty fifty percent are making .... difficult for the ordinary people

Afor who/ to live

Bfor whom/ lives

Cby whose/ living

Dwhose/ life

Ewhose/ leaving

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Question 2027

jamb 1984

From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
The present wanton display of riches .... morality of our society

Awill be affecting

Bare affecting

Cis affecting

Dwas affecting

Ehad been affecting

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Question 2028

jamb 1984

From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
Evelyn: I've submitted eight copies. Joseph: You .... eight. Three would have been enough

Acan't have submitted

Bcouldn't have submitted

Cdidn't need to submit

Dneedn't have submitted

Emust have submitted

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Question 2029

jamb 1984

From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
Leonard: We went to a hotel and had a very good dinner for N1.00.

Geoffrey: You .... a very good dinner if you paid N1.00

Amust had had

Bneedn't have had

Ccouldn't have had

Dhad to have

Ehave had

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Question 2030

jamb 1984

From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
By the end of this year i ..... twenty books

Aread

Bwould have read

Cwill read

Dhave read

Eam reading

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Question 2031

jamb 1984

From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
.... the medicine, he asked his daughter to take it according to the doctor's prescription.

AHaving to buy

BHaving bought

CHaving been bought

DHaving being bought

EHaving buy

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Question 2032

jamb 1984

From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:

Paulina arrived late, she ..... the right route

Acannot have taken

Bcould not have taking

Ccannot take

Dcould not had taken

Ecould not have taken

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Question 2033

jamb 1984

From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
The Governor has .... to the people on many occasions

Abroadcast

Bbeen broadcast

Cbroadcasted

Dbeing broadcast

Ebeen broadcasted

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Question 2034

jamb 1984

From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:

Mrs. Okoro .... in this school since 1975.

Ataught

Bis teaching

Cwas teaching

Dteaches

Ehas been teaching

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Question 2035

jamb 1984

From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
I meant ... a pencil but there was no one .... there.

Abuying/selling

Bto buy/to sell

Cbuying/to sell

Dbuy/to sell

Eto buy/selling

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Question 2036

jamb 1984

From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
Wherever the leader went people struggled to catch a .... of him

Alook

Bview

Cglimpse

Dportrait

Epicture

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Question 2037

jamb 1984

From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
The driver of that lorry .... lost his life during the collision

Abarely

Bhardly

Cnearly

Dclosely

Enarrowly

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Question 2038

jamb 1984

From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
Our Literature Master said that he would show us a film on Macbeth. The film will ....

Aworth seeing

Bworth seeing it

Cbe worth to see

Dbe worth seeing

Ebe worthy seeing

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Question 2039

jamb 1984

From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
The government suffered a .... when they lost two by-elections.

Acheck

Bset-back

Chindrance

Ddisturbance

Erecession

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Question 2040

jamb 1984

From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
Give me a minute to think i can't remember the answer ....

Aout of hand

Bahead

Coff hand

Dto hand

Eoff head

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